There is no limit to the information the universe can provide to you when you dowse wisely and with respect. Everything from the inane day-to-day quagmires to the looming questions surrounding the nature of our existence can be answered. Don’t forget dowsing 101: ask permission, word your questions carefully, and say thank you after. Everything below can be dowsed with a pendulum, but L-rods may be easier for locating energy lines or lost objects.

Here are a few suggestions to try for yourself:

Locate lost objects, including keys, jewelry, wallets, anything. Start with general questions (Are my keys currently in my house?) and move to more specific (Are my keys under the living room couch?). Using an L-rod, you can start with general yes or no questions, and then ask to be guided in the direction of the lost object. You can have a friend help by hiding specific objects and then going on a treasure hunt!

What colors should you paint the walls of your house or office? Should you do stripes, or texture? Wallpaper?

Supper time: Yum. At the market, dowse which produce (both the type and the specific piece) is the healthiest and most beneficial for you to buy? What will go best with it in a meal? How should you prepare it, and which spices should you use?

Buying a car? Which make and model will serve you for the highest good? Are there any electrical, mechanical, or aesthetic problems that need to be fixed? What is a fair price to pay? (For situations like this, you may want to use a chart, create your own chart, or use a picture to answer more than just yes-or-no questions.)

Having trouble sleeping? Dowse for a vein of water under your bed, or detrimental energy lines that may be affecting you. If you find some, ask if these energies are willing to become beneficial, so that you, or anyone else who sleeps there, will not suffer from the effects. Water, energy, and the Earth in general will be very accommodating if only you ask! (First, ask permission. Treat nature like a good friend, and ask if the energy is able, as well as willing to change from detrimental to beneficial. If no, seek help or try again later. If yes, ask that the line shift its energy from detrimental to beneficial, and that it be done with divine compassion, for the greatest good of the universe, and for the duration of the time people live in the house. It may take a few moments for this to be accomplished, and you may want to use your pendulum to tell you when the shift is complete. Dowse again for detrimental energy lines in the same spot to check your work.) Practice locating other energy lines exist in your home and garden – be sure to specify if you are seeking beneficial, detrimental, or all energy lines. Map them out and see if a pattern emerges.

Dowse the energy from electronic devices: your cell phone, microwave, computer, tv, and more all have electromagnetic fields. Is the energy beneficial or detrimental? Can you change the detrimental to beneficial?

Plants have many things to discover through dowsing. Choose a house plant or one in your garden. Is it for the highest good to be in its current location? Does it need water? How big is its auric field? If you speak kindly to it, does its aura grow or shrink? What about if you speak harsh words and insults? Does the same apply if you only think kind or cruel thoughts? Similar experiments have been conducted on people, plants, and even on water, and it is amazing to see the effects of our intentions. Try asking similar questions to a friend and observe what happens to their own auric field (they may need watering).

Where should you hang a piece of artwork? Is it in the right room, on the right wall, at the right height for the highest good? Dowsing the energies inherent in photographs and objects is something that will be covered in greater depth in a later post, but continue to explore the auric field of the work and how energy is moving through it.

Similar to plant and art location, dowse the best positions for furniture in your home or office.

Dowse the location of the door in a tree. If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, try it, and see what happens.

What color should you wear today? Which items of clothing specifically – shirt, shoes, handbag, accessories?

Which vitamins does your body need today? What dose will be best for you? Is there something you should avoid? (Although I fully trust my own dowsing to steer me in the right direction, please check with a medical professional before making any rash decisions about medications.)

Is there water on Jupiter?

Dowse your spirit guides, power animals, or past lives. Please be sure to only communicate with beneficial entities, and, for good measure, please invoke sacred space, or a golden ring of protection that extends around you ten miles in every direction before beginning. This may sound silly, but please take it seriously – especially for beginners – because if there are detrimental entities or separates present, they may attach themselves to you or interfere with your dowsing in some other way. Consider it a spiritual immune system, and feel free to invoke it any time you are dowsing, or when you are in a situation surrounded by negative people. Simply ask Archangel Michael, a spirit guide, the Divine, or whoever you feel comfortable with, to surround you with a golden ring of protection that will prevent psychic attacks from harming you, as well as anything negative you may inadvertently send out from affecting others.

The list of possibilities is infinite, so explore and be creative. Once again, remember to ask permission and say thank you, and if you are told it is not the right time to ask something, heed the answer and move on to another topic. If you’re having trouble, don’t get frustrated. Look over a few dowsing tips, and when in doubt, ask! Am I correct? Is this for the highest good? Have I forgotten to ask something? Do I need to be more specific? Respect for this gift, trust in yourself, and practice will allow you to develop your dowsing abilities for the highest good in your own life and for the universe.